09.30.05
Bruce Buckingham/Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468/6185)
CONTRACT RELEASE: C05-y
NASA ANNOUNCES KENNEDY VAB CONTRACT AWARD
NASA has selected Met-Con, Inc., Cocoa, Fla., for a contract to
replace and upgrade siding at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in
support of space shuttle operations at the agency's Kennedy Space
Center, Fla.
The contractor will provide all labor and material to refurbish the
exterior walls that are beyond their useful life, deteriorated and
damaged from previous hurricanes. The scope of this project consists
of replacing the translucent panels and refurbishing the metal siding
on the walls of the VAB high bay and low bay; to replace the metal
siding; clean and paint the supporting structure.
Met-Con, Inc. will receive a fixed price contract for $39,422,973. The
period of performance is 1180 calendar days.
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